Toronto Maple Leafs vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, 12/7/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Sportsnet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (-130) Penguins (+110)

The Pittsburgh Penguins (11-12-4) will compete against the Toronto Maple Leafs (16-7-2) at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Maple Leafs at -130 and the Penguins open at +110. The total has been set at 6.

The Toronto Maple Leafs were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 victory over the Predators in their previous outing. The Maple Leafs had an average offensive outing in this win. In the game, they tallied a score on 3 of the 28 shots they tried. Furthermore, they had 3 power play tries and were able to score 1 goal. Toronto accrued 4 penalty mins in this contest.

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While playing at even strength, the Maple Leafs have allowed the opponent to score 48 goals while earning 61 on offense. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have amassed 87 power play opportunities (4th in the league) and have come away with 15 goals in those chances. In relation to their scoring, the Toronto Maple Leafs have notched 77 goals (15th in the league) on the season and have given up 63. Toronto has attempted 737 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.5%. For the season, they have 34 points and their points percentage sits at .680. The Maple Leafs have had 718 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .912. Toronto has accumulated 80 power play opportunities and they have added 16 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 20.00%.

The man in goal for this game is Anthony Stolarz. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Stolarz has accumulated 59 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .608. His save percentage sits at .916 during his 5,635 mins played. Stolarz has had 3,345 shots taken against him and has garnered 3,063 saves. Opponents have been able to score 282 goals against Stolarz in his career and his goals against average per game is 3.00. He has earned a mark of 51-35-11 and he was named the starter in 97 games. Stolarz has participated in 122 contests over the course of his pro hockey career.

In their last contest, Pittsburgh squared up with the Panthers in a matchup where the Penguins took home the win by a final of 5-4. They had 1 power play chance in this contest but didn't score a goal. The Penguins recorded 5 goals out of the 16 shots on goal they attempted.

Pittsburgh has taken 809 shots (4th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.39%, while allowing their opponents 884 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 79.49% on their oppositions 78 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 88.5%. They have earned 75 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 22.67%. The Penguins have tallied 59 goals at even strength and 17 goals (11th in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 102 goals to be scored by way of 86 goals at even strength and 16 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the campaign, the Pittsburgh Penguins have tallied 76 goals, 26 points, in addition to a points percentage of .481.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Alex Nedeljkovic in the crease. The opposition is averaging 3.26 goals per contest and he has yielded 426 goals altogether. Nedeljkovic's quality start rate comes in at 51.5% and he has accumulated 70 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He got the starting nod in 136 games and has played 7,852 mins. Nedeljkovic has accumulated a career mark of 64-49-25 and has been in net for 153 games. He has accounted for 4,005 stops out of 4,431 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .904.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto (-130)

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